A “beach read” means different things to different people. There are those who simply shove a couple paperback thrillers or romance novels into their vacation bag and call it a day. And there are ...

This expansive genre includes any title with a bearing on the multifaceted art world — from Audrey Flack’s memoir to Caitlin Cass’s Suffrage Song. I first encountered an artwork by Audrey Flack in ...

With Salone del Mobile, Three Days of Design, and other industry events soon over for the spring, much of the design world is ready for a summer of quiet reflection. To help provide you with some ...

Collecting coffee-table books is an art in itself. When the subject matter is all things interiors, design and curation, the choice gets even harder. This year, many leading names in Australian art ...

Within the variety of artistic expression, the art of book design is too often overlooked. From the 16th century well into ...

Every year, there are great design books released, and 2022 was no exception. But what is a design book, really? Is it a big, glossy coffee table book filled with full-bleed images—perhaps collecting ...

Our staff shared their favorite books on art of all time—from a gothic-tinged memoir by Sally Mann to a rollicking, research-rich portrait of the artist’s psyche across centuries. Gyula Benczur ...

Top shelf: Our carefully curated roundup of four recently released NYC design-themed books. Lewis Miller; Simon Upton; Assouline; Rizzoli From flowers as public art on New York City streets to a ...

Over the course of history, every culture has devised its own answer to the riddles posed by the universe. While literature unquestionably is one of the strongest records of human history, folk art ...

f anything epitomises “thoughtful indulgence” at Christmas, it’s a book. And we mean a big fat coffee table book in particular, one with fascinating subject matter, lush images and a modicum of text.